Archive: This article describes the 2019 exhibition at the museum’s former premises. See the museum’s temporary home for current information.
Winners of the 2019 Derbyshire Open Art Competition were announced at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery.
Derbyshire County Council’s competition was in its 37th year and was open to amateur and professional artists of all ages.
Entrants were invited to a preview evening on Friday 5 July 2019 at the museum and art gallery on Terrace Road, Buxton, where the winners and commended entries were revealed.
Artists had been asked to capture an image of what Derbyshire means to them, with suggested subjects ranging from landscape, a town or streetscape, local people, still life or representations of local stories. Entry to the competition was free.
The artists were able to use a variety of materials to work with, including oils, acrylics, watercolours, drawing, print, collage, manipulated digital imagery or three-dimensional work.
In the competition’s 37th year, 258 entries were received from Derbyshire and neighbouring counties. The selection included 22 works by young people under 21.
The judges were Buxton artist and previous Buxton Spa Prize winner Sandra Orme, Artbeat Magazine editor Amanda Penman and Chris Walters of the Friends of Buxton Museum and Art Gallery.
The selection celebrated Derbyshire through its landscape, people, architecture and places.
Councillor Barry Lewis, Leader of Derbyshire County Council and Cabinet Member for Strategic Leadership, Culture and Tourism said: “The Open Art Competition has been going strong now for 37 years and the standard of entries is always very high. This year has been no exception and the exhibition will be well worth a visit. People will also be able to cast their vote for the Visitors’ Choice prize.”
Councillor Lewis added: “Our continued support for the visual arts in Derbyshire is part of our commitment to boosting visitor numbers and tourism, as well as celebrating the creative skills that make all our lives richer.”
Many of the works were offered for sale during the 2019 exhibition.
The Friends of Buxton Museum and Art Gallery sponsored a purchase prize. Friends chair Lindsay Crowe presented the 2019 award to Patrick Jones for Seeking the Source: Shooter’s Clough, which joined the museum’s collection.
The Derbyshire Trophy-winning work, A Winter Walk by Carl Longmate of Buxton, also joined the museum’s collection.
The exhibition was supported by Derbyshire County Council, Tarmac and the Friends of Buxton Museum and Art Gallery.
Visitors’ Choice award
Visitors were invited to vote for the Visitors’ Choice prize during the 2019 exhibition.
The free exhibition continued at the museum on Terrace Road until 13 September 2019.
The museum’s former Terrace Road building closed in 2023. It has since reopened in a temporary building next to Buxton Library on Kents Bank Road.
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